The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-23

such a stage that it will take tho most skillful
Large sums of money have already been ex-
pended on this road, and still larger sums will
be needed before it reaches the position which
its location entities it to.
Said railroad president yesterday: IF our
road was a rate-cutting line, SO far any pun
ishment the Interstate Commission would in
fct should not hesitate a moment to send my
general freight agent out with instruct1ons to
cut rates from any station to any seaooaro or
other point"
The Chicago & Indiana Coal Road Company
contemplate building quite extensive shops at
Brazil, Ind, next year, where they can not only
do their repair work but build locomotives and
cars should they desire to do so. They are now
putting an addition of six stalls to their round
house at that point.
There is but little probability that the
troubles soft-coal rates between the North
western lines can be speedily adjusted. The
meeting to have been held in Chicago yesterday
to adjust the difficulties and restore rates has
been indefinitely postponed, owing to the
alleged inability of managers of some of the
roads to attend.
Excursion business and low rates. and the
prosperity noticeable with the ticket brokers is
bringing new scalpers into the field. The Amer
lean Ticket Brokers' Association has issued
circular calling on it's members not to recognize
any of the upstairs, they termed, In the
business. Should they do so. severest penalties
will be promptly and rigidly enforced for each
infraction.
people were brought into the city yesterday to
attend the State fair than the corresponding
day of the fair in 1886. The fifteen roads, all
told. brought in 210 passenger coaches, and in
every case they were well filed. AS usual, the
l., t. 81 c., now the Lake Erie 81 Western, led.
bringing in twenty eight coaches, carrying 500
passengers.
At other points as well as at Indianapolis the
local coal dealers advancing the price of
anthracite Goals, giving reason that there is
strike in progress on the Lehigh Valley road
bring coal West Two Indianapolis dealers
have been to Buffalo within week to see
what can. be done to secure more cars to bring
coal to this market.
The parties owning the T.. d. e. s. road are
riously considering going back to their original
plan. which was to build their road to Roodhouse,
where connection with the Chicago &5 Alton
would be made. In reaching that point other
connections to prominent railroad centers would
be made, and with either of such connections
favorable traffic agreements could be made
which would give the l., D. 81 S. road much
more Importance.
The indianapolis car-works are now pushing
things vigorously They have nearly 700 men
at work. and are turning out box at the
rate of Fifteen per day for the Atchison, Topeka
q Santa Fe road, and this number is daily for
warded west over the /. & ST. l.. road. The
company has also contract to build 300 box
cars for the Wabash Western road, and yes
terday were offered 500 coal cars to build of the
same pattern those built for the a., T. &
:. r. A Chicago road offers the order.
The Erie road proper shows a disposition to
open rate war, and in defiance of all associa-
tions announce that it will take So differential
rate on all tickets from Cincinnati and other
Western points where they have competition
AT Cincinnati, heretofore, it has been ST. so, and
differential on second class, but they now
propose to take ST. diffsrential on second class
The general passenger agent alleges that the old
diferentlal ia not giving the Erie its share of
east-bound business from Western railroad CEN
ters
The Indianapolis, Eel River & Western rail-
way project, which has laid dormant for some
months, has again been revived. An agent rep
resenting New York capitalists is west this
week going over the proposed route, and on his
return to New York, it his report Is favorabl Q
one, definite action will probably be taken look
ing to the construction of the road. For much
OF the distance the right of way has been Sc
cured and some of the townships which the
road would pass through have expressed will
lneness to vote aid to the project whenever par
ties who mean business take hold of it.
The delegates attending the annual conven
ton of the Switchmens' Aid Association. of
North America, are still engaged in the revis-
ion OF their by laws and constitution, and hope
to complete the work to-day The proposition
to increase the total liability benefit from 5000
to 81, 600 is meeting with opposition. A
communication received yesterday from
Mrs. Mary Taylor, of Columbus, o., asking the
sanction of the association to organize q woman's
auxiliary society. The prevailing opinion
among the delegates was that the time had not
been reached when it would be advisable to
branch ont in that direction. Tonight the
Switchmans grand ball at Tomlinson Hall oc-
ours, and it promises to be a pleasant affair
Switchmen from Terre Haute, Richmond, Lo-
to be present. Action will be taken to-day on
the invitation of the c., l., St L. & G. that the
delegates make trip to Cincinnati over the Big
Four,
The Penn sylvania Company, having reached
well out into the West, the Northwest and the
Southwest with their lines. is now striking
southwark. The new fast freight lines will be-
gin operations Oct. /, working over the Pennsyl-
several m h
ern roads The necessary nearing
completion. and ell that there is now to be done
is to make detailed arrangements. time sched-
ules, etc. When this is done the formal
nouncement will be made shippers. Under
the new arrangement freight will be
loaded at any point on the Pennsylvania system
and hurried through to destination at any point
on the Richmond Terminal other Southern
lines with as little delay possible. and, except
in few cases. without breaking bulk. The es-
tablishment of these fastfreight lines is expect
ed to stimulate trade between the North and
South, AS the time will be reduced considerably
from that at present required, and, besides, new
markets will be thrown open for the produce of
the South and the manufactures Of the North.
The Alleged Murderer of the Woolfolks.
ATLANTA, Sept. 22-There is seemingly over
whelming evidence tending show that Jack
Dubose, the negro upon whom Attorney Walker
is trying to throw the responsibility of the
voolfolk tragedy. is idiot with mania for
confessing all the bag crimes committed.
Assistant penitentiary keeper Shubrick said this
morning: The negro Jackson Dubose is sn
idiot. have bad letters from nearly every
sheriff in Georgia saying that he had arrested
Jackson Dubose for some crime he had con-
fessed. Sometimes he would confess that he
escaped con vict. Why. it's the same
man who went to the Governors mansion and
told Governor Stephens that he had burned five |
or six houses, and gave himself up"
Capt James, one of the penitentiary lessees, |
said: ''We worked him five years. and he was |